| Overland
Park, KS – December 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / Travel industry leader
Global
Connections, Inc. (GCI), a travel club fulfillment and service provider
of Global Discovery
Vacations, recently held two successful fundraising events.
The
first, the 6th Annual Links of Hope was held in conjunction with Title
Boxing Club and benefitted Hope House, Missouri’s Largest Domestic Violence
Shelter. Services offered by Hope House form a safety net of prevention,
education and support for thousands of people in the Kansas City area traumatized
by domestic violence every year. Its mission is to break the cycle of domestic
violence by providing safe refuge and supportive services that educate
and empower those impacted by domestic violence. Hope House advocates social
change that protects and engenders a person’s right to live a life free
of abuse.
According
to Tom Lyons, President and CEO of GCI and co-founder of Title Boxing Club,
“Six years ago Title Boxing Club, began sponsoring this golf tournament.
Over the years we have raised substantial funds for Hope House. Last year
Title Boxing Club combined forces with GCI and together we raised $11,000.
In addition, Title donated authentic championship boxing belts to each
player in the winning foursome.”
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L-R: Chad Lyons, Kyle Lyons,
Debbie Lyons, Brian Riedel and Nathan Patterson
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The
other event sponsored by GCI, Guns N Hoses, is a boxing event held in the
Grand Ballroom of the Kansas City Convention Center. This benefits S.A.F.E.,
the Surviving Spouse and Family Endowment Fund, a not-for-profit organization
of the Kansas City Crime Commission that supports the families of Law Enforcement
Officers, Firefighters and Emergency Services Personnel in the Kansas City
metropolitan area who have perished in the line of duty. In an effort to
help ease the pain felt by these suffering families, S.A.F.E. provides
emotional and financial support as well as college scholarships to children
of first responders. Since GCI’s involvement, memorial contributions and
scholarships have increased dramatically. For instance, in the past three
years Line of Duty Death Benefits have doubled, Holiday Memorial Contributions
increased by 25% and Scholarships doubled in number.
Global
Connections Inc. is based in Overland Park, KS. It opened in 1996 as
a travel club fulfillment and service provider, and is considered a leader
in the travel industry. It offers its members a wide variety of benefits
and vacation options for more than 700 North American resorts. GCI is also
the developer and owner of resorts in California, Florida, Tennessee, and
Colorado, as well as owning and leasing multiple resort condominium units
throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Caribbean.
For
more information on GCI, visit www.exploreGCI.com.
For
more information regarding Global Discovery Vacations, visit www.GlobalDiscoveryVacations.com.
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Contact:
Melanie
Gring
561-417-7559
Global
Connections, Inc.
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Media:
Georgi
Bohrod
619-255-1661 |
